I did not want to hijack someone else's post so I am starting my own. With the winter here and freezing my beans off I thought drinking hot tea would be a way to give a bit of warmth back into my body. So I did what I am sure a lot of people do and go to a local convenient store grab a lipton tea bag, put it in a 20oz. cup, pour molten water into the cup and proceed to burn my mouth. This is not delightful at all, bitter and I tried adding sugar, well we will just say not helpful at all.
I had looked online and through the wiki and I might be getting over my head here. I have no clue on how tea is supposed to taste. I drink bottle iced teas like snapple and pure leaf, which taste totally different from each other. I like both one because I have a sweet tooth and the other cause it's not as sweet (I don't always want sweet). I also like the lemon flavoring used.
I first thought I may be able to make hot tea taste like iced teas but the more I read on the internet and here I wonder if I just need to try a true tea? I know there are different types of teas, and they break down to thousands? So where would a noob like myself start? Something a bit simple, cheap at least the hardware end and has a bit of a learning curve before it is ruined. Is there any stores (starbucks, etc) out there that make a decent tea for a quick grab and go?
Not sure if tea will be a thing for me or not. I want to give it a fair shake before making a decision. So far it has not endured me at all.
I had looked online and through the wiki and I might be getting over my head here. I have no clue on how tea is supposed to taste. I drink bottle iced teas like snapple and pure leaf, which taste totally different from each other. I like both one because I have a sweet tooth and the other cause it's not as sweet (I don't always want sweet). I also like the lemon flavoring used.
I first thought I may be able to make hot tea taste like iced teas but the more I read on the internet and here I wonder if I just need to try a true tea? I know there are different types of teas, and they break down to thousands? So where would a noob like myself start? Something a bit simple, cheap at least the hardware end and has a bit of a learning curve before it is ruined. Is there any stores (starbucks, etc) out there that make a decent tea for a quick grab and go?
Not sure if tea will be a thing for me or not. I want to give it a fair shake before making a decision. So far it has not endured me at all.